MOBILE EQUIPMENT WITH DISPLAY FUNCTION

• US 20080186285A1
• Filed: 01/31/2008
• Published: 08/07/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 02/02/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: PENTAX RICOH IMAGING COMPANY, LTD.
• Original Assignee: Pentax Corporation (Hoya Corporation)
• Inventors: SHIMIZU, Saki
• Granted Patent: US 8,884,882 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/173
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures

Abstract

A piece of mobile equipment has a display processor that displays an image and at least one icon on a screen, and a touch-sensitive device disposed on said screen. The display processor displays input information in accordance with an input operation to said touch-sensitive device, and removes the icon on the screen in accordance with the input operation.

Claims

1. Mobile equipment comprising:

a display processor that displays an image and at least one icon on a screen; and

a touch-sensitive device disposed on said screen;

wherein said display processor displays input information in accordance with an input operation to said touch-sensitive device, and removes the icon from the screen in accordance with the input operation.

2. The mobile equipment of claim 1, wherein said display processor displays the icon when a contact to said touch-sensitive device is broken.

3. The mobile equipment of claim 2, wherein said display processor displays the icon when a given period passes after the contact with said touch-sensitive device is broken.

4. The mobile equipment of claim 1, wherein said display processor maintains a display of the icon or switches to a display screen associated with a selected icon when the contact point is within the display area of the selected icon.

5. The mobile equipment of claim 4, wherein said displaying processor erases the icon when the contact point moves outside the display area of the icon while contact is maintained.

6. The mobile equipment of claim 1, further comprising an enlargement and reduction processor that enlarges and reduces an image, said display processor displaying a position-indicating icon that indicates the position of the displayed image area within the overall image.

7. The mobile equipment of claim 1, wherein said display processor superimposes the input information and the icon on the image when a playback mode is changed to an image-editing mode.

8. An apparatus for controlling the display process of mobile equipment, comprising:

a first display processor that displays an image and at least one icon on a touch screen in a state that allows input operation using the touch screen;

a detector that detects contact with the touch screen;

a second display processor that displays input information in accordance with the input operation; and

an erasing processor that removes the icon when contact is detected.

9. A computer-readable medium that stores a program for controlling the display process of mobile equipment, comprising:

a first display-process code segment that displays an image and at least one icon on a touch screen in a state that allows input operation using the touch screen;

a detecting code segment that detects contact with the touch screen;

a second display-process code segment that displays input information in accordance with the input operation; and

an erasing process code segment that removes the icon when contact is detected.

10. A method for controlling the display-process of mobile equipment, comprising:

displaying an image and at least one icon on a touch screen in a state that allows input operation using the touch screen;

detecting contact with the touch screen;

displaying input information in accordance with the input operation; and

removing the icon when contact is detected.